So having admired Igazu from the Brazilian side, we boarded a bus for Rio, a mere 24 hours north. Pretty much as soon as we set foot in Brazil, things began to change. It was like someone had turned up the colour and volume, heightening our senses. Was it the music? Was it the people? Well yes to both. But the thing that took us most by surprise was the food. Brazil´s famous for its beaches, its samba, its football, its bikinis....but no one had told us about the food! In Argentina we had become accustomed to a diet of high quality steak, wine and empanadas (all very pleasing, but lacking variety somewhat), but here in Brazil there is the biggest, brightest, most colourful and sumptuous collection of just about everything you could possibly want. And
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